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Film • 2025 • Action, Comedy, Crime, …

When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.

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Status	Released
Release	September 5, 2025
Origins	Korea (Republic of)
Genres	Action Comedy Crime Mystery Thriller
Tags	Korean Dark Comedy Disaster Political Thriller

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Reviews	Good News movie review & film summary (2025) Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com ‘Good News’ Review: A Sharp Political Farce From the Director of ‘Kill Boksoon’ Follows an Unplanned Detour From Tokyo to Pyongyang Dennis Harvey • variety.com ‘Good News’ review: Byun Sung-hyun turns 1970 hijacking into satirical Netflix thriller Screen • screendaily.com ‘Good News’ Review: Byun Sung-hyun’s Netflix Comedy Gives ‘Burn After Reading’ Treatment to Wild True Story of Japan’s Strangest Hijacking David Ehrlich • indiewire.com

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